Bridal guide: Engagement photos about more than a set of pictures

5:12 PM,
Feb. 20, 2013

Doug Booth and Kelsey Houin had engagement photos taken this fall. The couple is planning a June 1 wedding.

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MaryJane Slaby

Doug Booth and Kelsey Houin both lived near the "Sidewinder" sculpture at Purdue University and passed it regularly on their way to classes. And Bistro 501 is where the couple was engaged in December 2011.

So the two locations seemed like obvious choices for the couple's engagement photos with Michael Meeks of Michael Meeks Photography this fall.

Local photographers, including Meeks, agree that engagement photos aren't necessarily becoming more popular, but we're seeing them in a new format. ...